Pößneck

Also known as Poessneck, Possneck

Pößneck (; also spelled Poessneck) is a town in the Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 19 km (12 miles) east of Rudolstadt, and 26 km (16 miles) south of Jena.

Key facts

German place.type: Stadt
German place.image_photo: Fabriken Pößneck.JPG
German place.image_coa: Wappen Pößneck.png
German place.image_plan: Pößneck in SOK.png
German place.state: Thüringen
German place.district: Saale-Orla-Kreis
German place.elevation: 220
German place.area: 24.43
German place.postal_code: 07371–07381
German place.area_code: 03647
German place.licence: SOK
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 16 0 75 085

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Balloon escape
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Pößneck (; also spelled Poessneck) is a town in the Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 19 km (12 miles) east of Rudolstadt, and 26 km (16 miles) south of Jena.

==History==